2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 758 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,017 and $33,350 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at UofSC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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